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http://TheNatureCenteratButlerCorner.org/news/30Sat, 13 Apr 2019 17:52:00 ESTMiss Kathie How wonderful to see the Library at Butler Corner almost finished. Just a few more books left to catalog, process, and shelve, but for the most part, it is done! Many volunteers came together to help accomplish this amazing journey, from the day my two great-nieces, Harmony and Kathryn helped me categorize the books, to many weeks of cataloging them with the help of several volunteers, to hours and hours of processing the books – adding spine labels, book pockets, check-out labels, and our own stamp, to shelving the books, it is a joyful day.

As many of you know, we celebrated the dedication of the Butler World War II Memorial in July of 2018. It was built with donations fom many people. The builders were Tom Butler, Jon Butler, and Jake Butler, three generations in the line of Paul E. Butler. It was designed by David Butler and Ferrell Greenlee.

The memorial is dedicated to the memory of five Butler brothers, all of whom fought in World War II, Paul Edward Butler, Robert Maurice Butler, William Harry Butler, David Wayne Butler, and Wilbur Thomas (Dopey) Butler. Only Harry never returned, having been killed in an airplane crash over England.

Four of the stars are blue, the gold star for Harry. Each star has a brass plaque beneath it with each of the brothers’ names, dates of birth and death, and service in the war. Beneath the flag of the United States of America we are flying the five star flag in recognition that five brothers all served in the war at the same time.

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http://TheNatureCenteratButlerCorner.org/news/28Mon, 19 Mar 2018 13:35:00 ESTKathie The new Welcome Center at NCBC.
]]>We had a beautiful snowstorm yesterday which hid most of the ugliness of construction, but now you can see the beautiful new welcome center which is nearly finished inside and out. Builder, Brett LeCompte, has done an exceptional job

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The inside has an aspen ceiling, blue pine wanescoat, and a cement floor with a Diache coating on it. There is a large open area for meetings, classes, and displays, a workroom/storage area, and a LIBRARY! Yay!

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http://TheNatureCenteratButlerCorner.org/news/25Thu, 8 Mar 2018 15:42:00 ESTncabc-wp-admin The three sixth grade classes at Dolores Elementary descended on the Nature Center today – 48 kids, 3 teachers, 2 moms. They cleared trails, picked up brush and bagged pine cones. They also began building a children’s play area with a balance beam, seesaw,and tic-tac-toe games. Some worked on repairing the small treehouse I built many years ago with my nephew, Luke Butler. The weather was beautiful. We walked several of the trails, and I hope they’ll come back again soon!

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http://TheNatureCenteratButlerCorner.org/news/26Wed, 7 Mar 2018 15:53:00 ESTncabc-wp-admin Join us at the Nature Center for Story Time and Adventure Hikes!

Story Time is a fun and rich experience that seeks to entertain and educate our youngest visitors. We read age-appropriate stories aloud to your children to instill in them a love of books, reading and nature. Every Friday (weather permitting) at 10:30am.

Those who purchase a membership may come to the Nature Center any day during regular hours (9:00-5:00) to hike, picnic, or enjoy the children’s play area. If the welcome center is closed, please sign the register hanging on the doorknob.

The Nature Center at Butler Corner is located at 20503 Road 31, just outside the town of Dolores in southwest Colorado. Please contact us at 970-882-4593 for more information.

See you soon!

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http://TheNatureCenteratButlerCorner.org/news/27Mon, 5 Mar 2018 15:00:00 ESTncabc-wp-admin Imagine you are taking a walk through our Nature Center and you come upon a page from a children’s picture book, laminated and mounted on a stake in the ground. As you walk along the path, you discover another page, and then another, and you realize you’re reading a story!

Our story trails combine the pleasures of reading wonderful children’s books aloud with all the joys and benefits of walking together outdoors. The Nature Center Story Trails are a fun, educational activity that places the pages from a children’s story along a trail at the Nature Center. Our story trails are a way to inspire parents, teachers, and other adults to take young children outdoors to enjoy reading stories together, and to help build children’s interest in reading while encouraging healthy outdoor activity for both children and their grown-ups.

If you donate $200 we will name a story name in your honor or in honor or memory of a friend, a relative, or even a pet! Just go to our Donations page and register to donate a story box today.